ἐνδέχομαι: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ion. [[ἐνδέκομαι]], fut. ἐνδέξομαι,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[take upon oneself]], ταλαιπωρίας [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]6.11.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[accept]], [[admit]], [[approve]], τὸν λόγον Id.1.60; τοὺς λόγους Id.5.92.a, 96, al., [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[The Knights|Eq.]]''632; τὰ λεγόμενα Th.3.82; τὴν συμβουλίην [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]7.51; διαβολάς Id.3.80; [[ἀπόστασιν]], = [[τὸν περὶ ἀποστάσιος λόγον]], ib.128; so ἐνδέχομαι [τὴν τοῦ Ἀλκιβιάδου κάθοδον] Th.8.50.<br><span class="bld">2</span> in [[Herodotus|Hdt.]] freq. [[give ear to]], [[believe]], mostly with a neg., ἀρχὴν.. οὐδὲ ἐ. τὸν λόγον 5.106; τοῦτο δὲ οὐκ ἐ. ὰρχήν 4.25, cf. 3.73, 7.237: c. inf., [[believe]] that... οὐ γὰρ ἔγωγε ἐ. Ἠριδανόν τινα καλέεσθαι ποταμόν 3.115.<br><span class="bld">3</span> abs., [[give ear]], [[attend]], σὺ δ' ἐνδέχου E.''Andr.''1238, cf. [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Cratylus|Cra.]]''428b; [[περί τινος οὐδ' ὁπωσοῦν ἐ]]. refuse to [[hear a word]] about it, Th.7.49.<br><span class="bld">III</span> of things, [[admit]], [[allow of]], τὸ προμηθὲς λογισμὸν οὐκ ἐνδέχεται περί τινος Id.4.92; [[μεταβολήν]], [[ἀλλοίωσιν ἐ]]., [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Phaedo|Phd.]]'' 78d; [[καθ' ὅσον φύσις ἐνδέχεται]], [[quantum recipit humana condicio]], Id.''Ti.''69a, cf. ''Sph.''254c: c. inf., τὸ ναυτικὸν.. οὐκ ἐνδέχεται ἐκ παρέργου μελετᾶσθαι [[does]] not [[admit of]] being practised, Th.1.142, cf. Pl.''Ti.''9cc, ''Lg.''834d; ὅσων αἱ ἀρχαὶ μὴ ἐνδέχονται ἄλλως ἔχειν [[Aristotle|Arist.]]''[[Nicomachean Ethics|EN]]''1139a7.<br><span class="bld">2</span> abs., to [[be possible]], ἃ πολλὰ ἐνδέχεται Th.4.18; [[ἐὰν ἐνδεχόμενον ᾖ]] = [[if it be possible]], PGrenf.2.14.4 (iii B. C.); freq. in Arist., ''APr.''25a38, al.; ἐνδέχεσθαι ἢ εἶναι οὐδὲν διαφέρει ἐν τοῖς ἀιδίοις ''Ph.''203b30; ἐ. μέν, οὐ μὴν ἀναγκαῖον ''Pol.''1275b6: especially in part. [[ἐνδεχόμενος]], η, ον, [[possible]], [[ἐκ τῶν ἐνδεχομένων]] by [[all possible means]], [[Xenophon|X.]]''[[Memorabilia|Mem.]]''3.9.4, [[Diodorus Siculus|D.S.]]1.54; αἱ ἐ. τιμωρίαι Lycurg. 119; τὴν ἐνδεχομένην ἀϊδιότητα Jul.''Or.''4.157b; [[εἰς τὸ ἐνδεχόμενον]] = [[so far as possible]], Hyp.''Epit.''41; and freq. in Arist., τὸ ἐ. ἀληθές ''Metaph.''1009b34; τῆς ἐ. αὐτοῖς εὐδαιμονίας μετέχειν ''Pol.''1325a10; ζωῆς τῆς ἐ. ἀρίστης ib.1328a36, al.: freq. c. inf., τὰ δ' [[ἐνδεχόμενα]] καὶ εἶναι καὶ μὴ εἶναι [[contingent]] [[event]]s, ''GA''731b25, cf. ''Metaph.''1050b11; τὰ ἐνδεχόμενα ἄλλως ἔχειν ''EN''1134b31, al.; τὰ μὴ ἐ. αὐτῷ πρᾶξαι ib.1140a32, al.<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[ἐνδέχεται]] impers., [[it admits of]] being, [[it is possible that]]... c. acc. et inf., Th.1.124,140, etc.; [[εἴπερ ἐνεδεχετο]] (''[[sc.]]'' [[γράφειν]]) D.18.239; καθ' ὅσον ἐνδέχεται Pl. ''Phdr.''271c; [[εἰς ὅσον ἐ]]. Id.''R.''501c; [[ὅσα ἐ]]. Arist.''Rh.''1354a32; [[μέχρι οὗ ἐ]]. ib.1355b13; ὡς ἐ. μάλιστα Plb.3.49.1: acc. abs., [[ὥσπερ ἐνδεχόμενον εἶναι]], = [[ὥσπερ εἰ ἐνδέχοιτο]], Arist.''GA''765b23: gen. abs., [[ἐνδεχομένου]] = [[where possible]], Id.''PA''683a20.<br><span class="bld">b</span> c. dat. pers., [[it is allowed]], X.''Hier.''4.9, D.29.50.